Population density is the number of people per square kilometre of land. Place Forecast computes it as population divided by land area.
Density is a fair way to compare places of different size. A small town and a big city can have the same density but very different populations.
Estimated figures come from the Estimated Resident Population. Future density is projected using the cohort-component method. Only the population changes over time. The land area stays fixed within an ASGS edition.
A few things matter when you read density:
The comparison page opens on a Dorling cartogram by default. A plain map can mislead for density. Large areas draw the eye. A cartogram sizes each area by value, not by land area, so the eye reads the rate, not the shape. You can switch to a Demers cartogram or a plain choropleth map from the toolbox.
| Age Group | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 | 2051 | 2052 | 2053 | 2054 |
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| 0-4 | 8.31 | 7.99 | 7.28 | 6.81 | 6.62 | 6.42 | 6.66 | 7.09 | 7.37 | 7.54 | 7.64 | 7.70 | 7.78 | 7.86 | 7.96 | 8.05 | 8.16 | 8.25 | 8.33 | 8.40 | 8.47 | 8.53 | 8.60 | 8.66 | 8.73 | 8.81 | 8.91 | 9.00 | 9.09 | 9.19 | 9.29 | 9.38 | 9.48 | 9.58 | 9.68 |
| 5-9 | 10.30 | 10.40 | 9.95 | 10.19 | 9.54 | 9.59 | 9.44 | 9.13 | 9.05 | 9.18 | 9.18 | 9.38 | 9.74 | 9.98 | 10.16 | 10.30 | 10.42 | 10.53 | 10.65 | 10.77 | 10.89 | 11.00 | 11.11 | 11.21 | 11.31 | 11.42 | 11.52 | 11.63 | 11.74 | 11.85 | 11.97 | 12.09 | 12.21 | 12.34 | 12.47 |
| 10-14 | 10.38 | 10.28 | 10.80 | 10.81 | 11.25 | 11.22 | 11.53 | 11.24 | 11.10 | 10.56 | 10.70 | 10.60 | 10.39 | 10.34 | 10.47 | 10.49 | 10.71 | 11.04 | 11.28 | 11.46 | 11.61 | 11.73 | 11.86 | 11.98 | 12.11 | 12.24 | 12.37 | 12.49 | 12.61 | 12.73 | 12.85 | 12.98 | 13.10 | 13.22 | 13.35 |
| 15-19 | 7.62 | 7.80 | 8.83 | 9.41 | 10.08 | 10.50 | 9.99 | 10.21 | 10.46 | 10.99 | 11.03 | 11.19 | 10.98 | 10.87 | 10.50 | 10.63 | 10.57 | 10.43 | 10.40 | 10.54 | 10.62 | 10.83 | 11.10 | 11.29 | 11.46 | 11.59 | 11.71 | 11.84 | 11.96 | 12.09 | 12.22 | 12.35 | 12.47 | 12.59 | 12.71 |
| 20-24 | 6.16 | 5.93 | 6.08 | 6.57 | 6.89 | 6.46 | 6.55 | 6.65 | 6.64 | 6.61 | 6.60 | 6.46 | 6.73 | 6.87 | 7.16 | 7.11 | 7.12 | 7.09 | 7.10 | 7.04 | 7.13 | 7.14 | 7.10 | 7.14 | 7.24 | 7.35 | 7.48 | 7.59 | 7.69 | 7.78 | 7.86 | 7.94 | 8.02 | 8.11 | 8.19 |
| 25-29 | 4.98 | 4.61 | 4.65 | 4.66 | 4.72 | 5.03 | 5.19 | 5.26 | 5.38 | 5.27 | 5.17 | 5.19 | 5.23 | 5.27 | 5.33 | 5.40 | 5.45 | 5.53 | 5.59 | 5.67 | 5.72 | 5.77 | 5.82 | 5.87 | 5.91 | 5.98 | 6.04 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.22 | 6.29 | 6.35 | 6.42 | 6.49 | 6.56 |
| 30-34 | 6.42 | 6.28 | 5.86 | 5.93 | 5.58 | 5.86 | 6.08 | 6.51 | 6.38 | 6.63 | 6.71 | 6.80 | 6.89 | 7.04 | 7.08 | 7.10 | 7.18 | 7.25 | 7.33 | 7.40 | 7.48 | 7.54 | 7.61 | 7.68 | 7.76 | 7.84 | 7.93 | 8.01 | 8.09 | 8.17 | 8.26 | 8.34 | 8.42 | 8.51 | 8.60 |
| 35-39 | 8.92 | 8.82 | 8.63 | 8.46 | 8.58 | 8.35 | 8.37 | 8.11 | 8.47 | 8.73 | 9.03 | 9.17 | 9.50 | 9.49 | 9.68 | 9.80 | 9.94 | 10.08 | 10.23 | 10.32 | 10.39 | 10.49 | 10.59 | 10.69 | 10.80 | 10.91 | 11.01 | 11.12 | 11.24 | 11.36 | 11.47 | 11.59 | 11.71 | 11.83 | 11.95 |
| 40-44 | 8.36 | 8.48 | 9.03 | 9.63 | 9.62 | 9.53 | 9.40 | 9.31 | 8.95 | 8.93 | 8.95 | 9.01 | 8.86 | 9.15 | 9.38 | 9.58 | 9.70 | 9.95 | 9.99 | 10.14 | 10.26 | 10.37 | 10.50 | 10.64 | 10.73 | 10.82 | 10.93 | 11.04 | 11.15 | 11.27 | 11.38 | 11.49 | 11.61 | 11.73 | 11.85 |
| 45-49 | 8.62 | 8.69 | 8.66 | 8.24 | 8.59 | 8.80 | 9.11 | 9.61 | 10.16 | 10.07 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.03 | 9.84 | 9.88 | 9.99 | 10.15 | 10.09 | 10.30 | 10.46 | 10.62 | 10.72 | 10.92 | 10.98 | 11.12 | 11.25 | 11.37 | 11.50 | 11.64 | 11.76 | 11.86 | 11.98 | 12.10 | 12.23 | 12.35 |
| 50-54 | 7.00 | 7.60 | 8.08 | 8.44 | 8.40 | 8.57 | 8.63 | 8.68 | 8.75 | 9.20 | 9.48 | 9.74 | 10.12 | 10.50 | 10.49 | 10.47 | 10.50 | 10.57 | 10.52 | 10.56 | 10.66 | 10.82 | 10.82 | 10.99 | 11.13 | 11.28 | 11.41 | 11.58 | 11.67 | 11.80 | 11.94 | 12.07 | 12.20 | 12.34 | 12.46 |
| 55-59 | 7.17 | 6.98 | 6.70 | 6.54 | 6.46 | 6.92 | 7.45 | 7.75 | 7.94 | 8.08 | 8.22 | 8.25 | 8.29 | 8.35 | 8.63 | 8.82 | 9.04 | 9.32 | 9.60 | 9.64 | 9.69 | 9.74 | 9.79 | 9.77 | 9.85 | 9.94 | 10.04 | 10.09 | 10.24 | 10.38 | 10.51 | 10.60 | 10.75 | 10.85 | 10.97 |
| 60-64 | 6.00 | 6.11 | 6.53 | 6.88 | 6.86 | 6.96 | 6.87 | 6.72 | 6.75 | 6.81 | 7.27 | 7.79 | 8.05 | 8.24 | 8.35 | 8.44 | 8.49 | 8.59 | 8.69 | 8.95 | 9.11 | 9.30 | 9.55 | 9.80 | 9.85 | 9.89 | 9.95 | 10.02 | 10.03 | 10.11 | 10.22 | 10.33 | 10.39 | 10.53 | 10.65 |
| 65-69 | 5.64 | 5.84 | 6.08 | 6.63 | 6.55 | 6.46 | 6.31 | 6.70 | 6.90 | 7.08 | 7.26 | 7.20 | 7.14 | 7.27 | 7.33 | 7.65 | 7.96 | 8.18 | 8.39 | 8.50 | 8.60 | 8.64 | 8.72 | 8.80 | 9.01 | 9.17 | 9.34 | 9.54 | 9.75 | 9.80 | 9.86 | 9.95 | 10.02 | 10.05 | 10.14 |
| 70-74 | 3.95 | 4.40 | 4.66 | 4.67 | 5.51 | 5.75 | 6.26 | 6.23 | 6.63 | 6.58 | 6.50 | 6.46 | 6.85 | 7.04 | 7.26 | 7.47 | 7.49 | 7.44 | 7.52 | 7.59 | 7.85 | 8.12 | 8.34 | 8.54 | 8.65 | 8.72 | 8.77 | 8.87 | 8.96 | 9.17 | 9.33 | 9.47 | 9.66 | 9.85 | 9.90 |
| 75-79 | 2.11 | 2.43 | 2.75 | 3.00 | 3.27 | 3.61 | 3.81 | 4.06 | 4.05 | 4.53 | 4.69 | 5.21 | 5.18 | 5.44 | 5.41 | 5.39 | 5.37 | 5.64 | 5.80 | 5.99 | 6.17 | 6.16 | 6.13 | 6.22 | 6.30 | 6.50 | 6.66 | 6.83 | 6.99 | 7.07 | 7.13 | 7.18 | 7.27 | 7.33 | 7.49 |
| 80-84 | 0.84 | 0.99 | 1.16 | 1.55 | 1.73 | 1.82 | 2.11 | 2.42 | 2.43 | 2.51 | 2.67 | 2.72 | 2.87 | 2.94 | 3.30 | 3.46 | 3.72 | 3.74 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 3.81 | 3.86 | 4.08 | 4.16 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.43 | 4.49 | 4.63 | 4.76 | 4.87 | 4.97 | 5.02 |
| 85+ | 0.40 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 1.14 | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.40 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.60 | 1.77 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.17 | 2.25 | 2.28 | 2.39 | 2.51 | 2.58 | 2.68 | 2.74 | 2.81 | 2.86 | 2.91 | 2.98 |
| Total | 113.18 | 113.94 | 116.24 | 119.00 | 120.94 | 122.70 | 124.59 | 126.47 | 128.35 | 130.24 | 132.12 | 134.00 | 135.89 | 137.77 | 139.66 | 141.54 | 143.42 | 145.31 | 147.19 | 149.08 | 150.96 | 152.84 | 154.73 | 156.61 | 158.49 | 160.38 | 162.26 | 164.15 | 166.03 | 167.91 | 169.80 | 171.68 | 173.56 | 175.45 | 177.33 |